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A visit to the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery (FG ID #2339)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery

Lat:   32.9585°   (32° 57' 30")

Lon:   -95.8341°   (-95° 50' 2")

The Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery is located in Rains County<2>.

The county seat for Rains County is located in Emory. Emory lies just to the south southeast of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bellah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Coats Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coats Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Parks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parks Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worcester - Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worcester - Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worcester - Cooper Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Hill Pippin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Pippin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Pippin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Pippin Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Daugherty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rains County
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Donelton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Donelton Cemetery is located in Hunt County
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Deaton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deaton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
    • Williams Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Chapel Cemetery is located in Hunt County
    • McMahan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMahan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMahan Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Woosley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woosley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Rains County
    • Welch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Hopkins County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rains County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cumby
    • Cumby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cumby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Emory
    • Emory lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emory.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Quinlan

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery:

  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2339

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Benton Hill / Richmond Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9585, Longitude: -95.8341    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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